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eLEGS Exoskeleton Allows Paraplegics To Walk
Zothecula writes "At a press conference held recently in San Francisco, California's Berkeley Bionics unveiled its eLEGS exoskeleton. The computer-controlled device is designed to be worn by paraplegics, providing the power and support to get them out of their wheelchairs, into a standing posture, and walking – albeit with the aid of crutches. The two formerly wheelchair-bound 'test pilots' in attendance did indeed use eLEGS to walk across the stage, in a slow-but-steady gait similar to that of full-time crutch-users."
Allow me to be the first to welcome our previously wheelchair bound overlords
How long until some gimpy vigilante begins using one?
"Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!"
once the disabled become self aware, we are all toast.
But the cool arty types will get iLEGs
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Did anyone else miscue the title as "eLEGO exoskeleton?"
Awesome unlock for Hawking, dude. LEGO Physicist is the funnest game ever!
It's the WRONG TROUSERS!
Once I was a four stone apology. Now I am two separate gorillas.
Am I the only one who got the image of Stephen Hawking sitting inside the frame of a giant futuristic battle robot, blasting turbolasers at everyone when I read the headline?
But you see, that's the thing -- we get this AND twitter in the "new future." Now, not only will paraplegics walk, but their legs can automatically tweet where they're going.
It is by my will alone my thoughts acquire motion; it is by the juice of the coffee bean that the thoughts acquire speed
...butt plug?
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They hang out on /b/. Trust me on this.
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Thanks for the link. I find it ironic the CEO of a robotics company is called Bender :)... don't tell me it's bender from the future who's got a human exo skin to loo human :)
Never antropomorphize computers, they do not like that
Use of the suit permits endless use of the phrase, "Get away from her, you bitch!"
See, I want a powered exoskeleton now, before I'm old and feeble ... so I can do whatever I damn well please.
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